What kind of social media user are you?

What kind of social media user are you?

I met a guy who tweeted 80 times a day once.  It was in the early days of Twitter and he was virtually addicted.  He got a lot of followers initially, but what action did they take in response to his posts? When Tweetdeck, Buffer and Hootsuite were launched lots of...
Won an award lately?

Won an award lately?

If you’ve won an award what can you do to leverage that?  It’s all very well to announce it on the day you win and for the few days following, but then what? Here’s my suggestions to get the most marketing from the award without people getting fed up with you banging...
What is ‘marketing material’?

What is ‘marketing material’?

Many business owners think that marketing material is leaflets, flyers and brochures.  Yes, definitely, but there are many other items that could be included: Your business card: cards have two sides and the reverse is an opportunity to let people know a bit more...
Why is it ‘social’ media?

Why is it ‘social’ media?

The term makes sense when you apply it to Facebook, where people are talking about personal subjects, the kind of thing you’d chat about in real life.  But what about LinkedIn – how is that social?  Isn’t it a business platform? Let’s look at it from a different...
Leverage: the lazy person’s secret

Leverage: the lazy person’s secret

There’s a saying that if you want to find the most efficient way to do something you should ask a lazy person.  The assumption is that they will find the way to achieve the result with the minimum of effort – but why should you work any harder than necessary?...